speech and stuff

[Guest guest]

Well I went to see the speech therepist and she was so nice about my going

to tribunal that I came away almost thinking I shouldn't do it!!! She

agrees that I must do what I feel is right, seek a second opinon etc and

she'll warn her manager. Mind you, some of the things she said might mean I

don't actually have to go to tribunal anyway. He will continue for now

fortnightly visits (in termtime) and she agrees that on transfer to junior

he will almost certainly need at least fortnightly visits becoz all the

staff will be new and unable to understand him for the most part. She also

agrees to the fact that speech therepy will be reduced only after

consultation with school and myself. She did say that more of speech

therepy in itself will not improve tim any quicker than his daily language

program which I agree with, however 1/2 termly leaves an awful lot of time

for things to slip or be badly/incorrectly taught before she reassesses him.

My point being she needs to come fortnightly to ensure his csa and myself

are doing things right as well as assess him and do actual speech therepy

with him. Anyway, if she was to write another report, worded differently,

to include all this stuff and the LEA was to quote the new report then I

wouldn't need to go to tribunal to secure his speech therepy as it would be

safe until at least his annual review in october next year. And then if the

LEA could see sense and supply the extra temporary support for tim in his

statement for his transistion to junior school they could save them selves

money by avoiding a tribunal altogether. Hmm, I wonder if I ask santa if he

could do all this for me?!!!

Sue Wong

[Guest guest]

<<But

recently, over the last month or maybe longer, his speech has become

almost

completely unintelligable. A lot of it is deliberate nonsense talk on

his

part, babbling and making loud noises, but for the rest, when he thinks

he

is talking clearly, it is gibberish, I can't understand 90% or more of

what

he says. >>

Hi Sue,

This seems to be my experience with Ted. If I remember correctly, Tim

is about 7. This was when Ted talked a lot and I could not understand

most of it. Now I do...and he does continue to talk and talk and

talk...hehe

He says just kidding and it's a joke. He tells me all sort of things

....he has

so much to say. I am still realizing that those that don't spend the

kind of

time that I do with him don't understand 90% of it. They will pick up a

word or two that they recognize.

Gail

[Guest guest]

<<But

recently, over the last month or maybe longer, his speech has become

almost

completely unintelligable. A lot of it is deliberate nonsense talk on

his

part, babbling and making loud noises, but for the rest, when he thinks

he

is talking clearly, it is gibberish, I can't understand 90% or more of

what

he says. >>

Hi Sue,

This seems to be my experience with Ted. If I remember correctly, Tim

is about 7. This was when Ted talked a lot and I could not understand

most of it. Now I do...and he does continue to talk and talk and

talk...hehe

He says just kidding and it's a joke. He tells me all sort of things

....he has

so much to say. I am still realizing that those that don't spend the

kind of

time that I do with him don't understand 90% of it. They will pick up a

word or two that they recognize.

Gail